Eesti - Belgia

THE BELGIAN-ESTONIAN BUSINESS FORUM

IN PRESENCE OF HIS MAJESTY ALBERT II,
KING OF THE BELGIANS

AND

TOOMAS HENDRIK ILVES,
PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF ESTONIA


WEDNESDAY 11 JUNE 2008
TALLINN UNIVERSITY
UUS-SADAMA 5, 10120 TALLINN

13.15Registration of the participants
13.45Words of welcome by joint Chairs of Forum:
- Mr Enn Veskimägi, President, Estonian Employers’ Confederation (ETTK)
- Mr Thomas Leysen, President, Federation of Enterprises in Belgium (FEB)
14.00Presentation of Belgium
14.10‘Trade and investment opportunities in Belgium’:
    - Mr Sven Ratassepp, PR Manager, Harbour of Tallinn
    - Mr Arho Anttila, Chairman of the Board, NOW! Innovations
    - Mr Thomas Leysen, President, FEB, on the Belgian know-how on "Green Technologies"
14.40The Estonian Economy ‘The key to success and the challenges for the future’
    - Mr Siim Raie, Director General of the Estonian Chamber of Commerce and Industry    
    - Mr Tarmo Kriis, Chairman, Estonian Employers’ Confederation (ETTK)
15.00‘Trade and investment opportunities in Estonia’:
 
   - Mr J. Christophe Didisheim, CEO, De Smet Engineers & Contractors
    - Mr Thierry Leclipteux, CEO, Coris Bioconcept
    - Mr Simon Robberts, Belgian student, Solis BioDyne
15.30Questions and answers
15.40Coffee break
16.00Arrival of His Majesty Albert II, King of the Belgians and Toomas Hendrik Ilves, President of the Republic of Estonia
16.05Conclusions of the activities of the Economic delegation and the Academic delegation in presence of His Majesty King of the Belgians and the President of the Republic of Estonia
  
 - Conclusions of the joint session on “Green Technologies” (held on 10th of June p.m.)
    - Conclusions of the Academic Forum (held on 11th of June a.m.)
    - Conclusions of the Business Forum (held on 11th of June p.m.)

Official signature:
-    Cooperation agreement between VUB (Vrije Universiteit Brussel), Tallinn University and University of Technology of Tallinn
-    Contract between De Smet Engineers & Contractors (DSEC) and Muuga Sojatehas
16.35Words of conclusions by Mr Toomas Hendrik Ilves, President of the Republic of Estonia (tbc)
16.45Networking Reception, kindly offered by Enterprise Estonia
17.30Departure of the His Majesty Albert II, King of the Belgians
17.45Departure of the Economic and Academic Delegations

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Eve Päärendson
Head of International Relations
Estonian Employers Confederation
Phone: +3725054570
E-mail: 
eve@tooandjad.ee

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